Actress thrilled to play ‘Game of Thrones’ queen

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Lena Headey realized she had struck a nerve with viewers of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” (tonight at 9) when her friends started telling her how much they loathed her character.

“I don’t know if it’s cool to have your mates call and say, ‘I want to push her out the window,’Ã¢â‚¬â€°” Headey said and then laughed from her adopted home of Los Angeles. “They hate her, but hopefully people will dislike her but realize there’s something going on.”